Once, a wistful Irish tale of almost-romance that won the 2012 Tony award for best
musical, will anchor the next Broadway in Columbus touring season.

Although no megahit is on tour that rivals the upcoming May visit of
The Book of Mormon, the 2014-15 season will include two upbeat Broadway musicals:
Newsies and
Sister Act, both with songs by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast,
Little Shop of Horrors and Broadway’s upcoming
Aladdin).

Once, adapted by Irish playwright Enda Walsh and director John Tiffany from the
Oscar-winning 2006 film of the same title, is set mostly in a Dublin bar with the actors doubling
as musicians. The story is sparked by a chance encounter between a down-on-his-luck busker and a
charming woman he meets on the street.

Newsies: The Musical, a youth-oriented Disney production that won Tonys for choreography
and Menken’s score, focuses on New York newsboys on strike in 1899.

Sister Act, a 2011 Tony nominee for best musical that ran on Broadway for more than a
year, is based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film comedy about a nightclub singer who witnesses a mob
murder, then hides in a convent and forges an unlikely bond with the nuns.

Anything Goes — Cole Porter’s high-kicking 1934 musical comedy, set on an ocean liner —
features several classic songs:
Easy To Love,
It’s De-Lovely,
I Get a Kick Out of You,
You’re the Top and the title song.

Rounding out the season will be the return of Disney’s
The Lion King for a four-week run and the ABBA musical
Mamma Mia! as a nonsubscription option.

Subscriptions, on sale today, cost $145 to $520. Single tickets, to go on sale about a month
before each show, cost $28 to $93, or up to $150 for VIP tickets to The Lion King. Call
1-800-294-1892 or the Ohio Theatre box office (614-469-0939), or visit
www.broadwayincolumbus.com.